I've had my RF-25s for almost two weeks now. I've gone through almost all of my 200+ CDs and listened to most of my favorite tracks from them. Watched several concert DVDs and a few DVD movies too.
One thing I noticed that if the recording is mediocre, it sounds really bad with the volume way up. I have a feeling that these speakers will have me searching for better quality recorded music in a hurry.
I've experimented a little with positioning and toeing-in of the speakers and think I've found the optimum for my listening room. If I really turn up the volume, I move my listening position back about 5 feet from where I normally sit. Helps to reduce the ringing ear effect.
The only person beside me to hear the speakers is my wife. Her comment on them? "They sound too clear. I don't like them. I like how our old speakers sounded. The voices were more muffled." Needless to say, she has a smile on her face when she listens to her favorite music at louder than normal levels.
If I had to use one word to describe my new speakers...clarity. Clarity that brings recorded sound alive more than a person can realize. Sitting in the dark, eyes closed, hearing and feeling Joe Walsh's fingers slide on his guitar. Flinching at gunshots. How anybody would buy anything other than Klipsch after doing an A/B comparison is beyond me.
Thanks goes out to my best friend who started me out with his humble .5 bookshelf speakers mated to a KG SW passive bandpass subwoofer, and to another friend who invited me over to listen to his RF-7s!